No clues, no closure, no reward

STOCKTON - The back yard of Wayne Coberly's Acampo home is a playground for his children, equipped with a massive jungle gym, a full basketball court, a volleyball pit and a batting cage.

Christian Burkin

STOCKTON - The back yard of Wayne Coberly's Acampo home is a playground for his children, equipped with a massive jungle gym, a full basketball court, a volleyball pit and a batting cage.

He had even converted his garage into an apartment for his eldest daughter, Britani, and it was there that she was shot to death last year. Her slaying remains unsolved, but last month Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger approved a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

Around 8:40 p.m. Nov. 18, 2009, Britani Coberly, 20, and her boyfriend had just arrived at her home, on East Highway 99 Frontage Road near Peltier Road, and had just eaten when someone came to the apartment's door. When Britani and her boyfriend went to the door, someone started shooting at them. They ran, but both were hit by gunfire - Britani in the back and her boyfriend in a leg.

Britani Coberly was taken to Lodi Memorial Hospital, where she later died.

The Sheriff's Office has not released a description of any suspects. Wayne Coberly said that the porch light had burned out and the area was very dark. He also said nothing was stolen in the shooting, and that no one even stepped inside the house. He said his daughter wasn't in any trouble, and didn't have any enemies he knew of.

"As far as I know, it was a random thing," he said.

Late last year, the Sheriff's Office identified Alphonze Fitzhugh as a person of interest. Fitzhugh has been interviewed, and remains a person of interest, a Sheriff's Office spokesman said Saturday.

The investigation into what happened to Britani Coberly has gone cold. The governor's authorization of the $50,000 reward reads that the Sheriff's Office "has pursued and exhausted all investigative leads."